and today there’s an article on a duke study that found the cost of obese workers to the workplace to be $73.1 billion per year. that figure’s staggering, but what got me is this quote from dr. mitchell roslin:

“‘As a society, the message is clear. As important as education is to our future, so is our health. No child left behind has to mean more than just reading and arithmetic, and cannot separate health, fitness and emotional maturation…”

the cost of obesity extends beyond each individual’s pysche, health and prospects. it extends into our families, our work, our society and our world. i don’t know how we’re going to tackle it. i just hope that we do.

there’s no doubt that those who are obese are discriminated against. the article on the duke study closes with a quote about the current and potential discrimination that’ll arise as we put figures to the cost to the workplace. as an old boss of mine used to say, “it’s a spider’s nightmare.”